VIENNA - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Nov. 4 the holding of separatist elections in eastern Ukraine at the weekend was "unfortunate and counterproductive".
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Observer, deputy of Russian Duma Oleg Pakholkov, comments results of exit-poll of controversial leadership elections in self-declared Donetsk People's Republic during press-conference in eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk on Nov. 2, 2014.